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When the fractured bone protrudes from the skin, this is known as a compound fracture.
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What type of fractrue has bone protruding from the skin?
Open fracture - a broken bone protudes through the skin or an external wound leads to a broken bone
What is it called when you can see the bone protruding from the wound?
An open compound fracture.
What is the most likely assessment when the bone is not protruding from the skin however the arm is in an abnormal position?
either complete dislocation if it's at a joint, or a compound fracture if the bone is broken
You're beginning the process of determining whether an airman involved in a training accident has a fractured arm The airman heard a snapping sound and is in extreme painThe bone is not protruding?
If you are trying to determine whether there is a broken bone you should not always expect a bone to be protruding. Some breaks can be extremely small.
What type of fracture has bone protruding out?
Compound Fracture
What type of patient has an open wound and bone is protruding?
It is called a compound or open fracture.
What is a break in the bone?
A fracture. May be of several types - ~Greenstick (partial/common in children) ~Comminuted-(basically shattered) ~Compound-(protruding out of the skin ) ~Simple-(not protruding out of the skin) ~Spiral-(around the bone) ~Transverse-(across the bone horizontally) ~Longitudinal-(long ways up a bone) ~Impacted-(broken ends wedged into one another)
What is the proper name for a broken bone?
A fracture for a broken bone. If the bone is broken badly enough to stick out through the skin it is called a compound fracture.
What type of bone protruding from the skin?
femur
What is a fractured arm with no bones protruding called?
Simple fracture vs. Compound Fracture (bone protrudes through skin)
What you call where bone partially broken?
There are two types of bone break where the bone is partially broken. One is called a simple fracture (also called a "greenstick fracture") the other is a hairline fracture.
Can a person break a heel?
Your heel is a bone called the calcaneous, and bones can certainly be broken. If you feel you have broken or cracked a bone, have your doctor X-ray it to be certain. They can give you a cast that you can walk on until the bone heals.
